Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre made his triumphant return against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. St-Pierre choked out Bisping in the third round to capture the UFC middleweight championship and become the fourth two-division champion in UFC history. GSP will now join the history books alongside previous two-division champions Randy Couture, B.J. Penn and Conor McGregor.
UFC 217 Main Card Results
Middleweight: Georges St-Pierre defeated Michael Bisping (c) via Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 3 at 4:23
Bantamweight: T.J. Dillashaw defeated Cody Garbrandt (c) via KO (punches) in Round 2 at 2:41
Women’s Strawweight: Rose Namajunas defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk (c) via TKO (punches) in Round 1 at 3:03
Welterweight: Stephen Thompson defeated Jorge Masvidal Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight: Paulo Costa defeated Johny Hendricks via TKO (punches) in Round 2 at 1:23
UFC 217 Preliminary Card Results
Lightweight: James Vick defeated Joseph Duffy via TKO (punches) in Round 2 at 4:59
Heavyweight: Mark Godbeer defeated Walt Harris DQ (illegal head kick) in Round 2 at 4:29
Light Heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux defeated Corey Anderson via KO (head kick) in Round 3 at 1:25
Welterweight: Randy Brown defeated Mickey Gall via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
UFC 217 Preliminary Card Results (UFC Fight Pass)
Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes defeated Oleksiy Oliynyk via TKO (doctor stoppage) in Round 2 at 1:56
Bantamweight: Ricardo Ramos defeated Aiemann Zahabi via KO (spinning back elbow) in Round 3 at 1:58
UFC 217 Bonuses
Winners were awarded $50,000 and $25,000 bonuses
Performance of the Night ($50,000): Georges St-Pierre, T.J. Dillashaw and Rose Namajunas
Performance of the Night ($25,000): Ovince Saint Preux and Ricardo Ramos
UFC 217: Post-fight Press Conference
